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Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully

1560 - 1641

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Maximilien de Béthune Sully, 1st Prince of Sully, Marquis of Rosny and Nogent, Count of Muret and Villebon, Viscount of Meaux (13 December 1560 – 22 December 1641) was a French nobleman, soldier, statesman, and counselor of King Henry IV of France. Historians emphasize Sully's role in building a strong, centralized administrative system in France using coercion and highly effective new administrative techniques. While not all of his policies were original, he used them well to revitalize France after the European Religious Wars. Most, however, were repealed by later monarchs who preferred absolute power. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully is the 5,924th most popular politician (down from 4,976th in 2019), the 1,696th most popular biography from France (down from 1,518th in 2019) and the 408th most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully ranks 5,924 out of 19,576. Before him are Anushtegin Gharchai, Ilona Zrínyi, Vasile Lupu, Alexander Rutskoy, John Doukas, and Saray Mulk Khanum. After him are Vakhtang I of Iberia, John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln, Ramiro III of León, Imran Khan, Silo of Asturias, and Hwang Kyo-ahn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1560, Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully ranks 9. Before him are Thomas Harriot, Jacobus Arminius, Gaspard Bauhin, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Thomas Cavendish, and Anton Praetorius. After him are Christian I, Elector of Saxony, Juan Sánchez Cotán, Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Lodovico Grossi da Viadana, William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, and Marco Antonio de Dominis. Among people deceased in 1641, Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully ranks 9. Before him are Gwanghaegun of Joseon, Domenichino, Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, Jane Frances de Chantal, Thomas Mun, and Jeremiah Horrocks. After him are Jan Janszoon, Johan Banér, Pau Claris i Casademunt, Franciscus Gomarus, Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, and Hedwig of Denmark.

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In France

Among people born in France, Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully ranks 1,696 out of 6,770. Before him are Henri Gatien Bertrand (1773), Pierre Puget (1620), William of Champeaux (1070), Louis Poinsot (1777), Renata of Lorraine (1544), and Philippe de Broca (1933). After him are Jean François Paul de Gondi (1613), Patrick Tambay (1949), Vincent of Lérins (400), Édouard Roche (1820), Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753), and Roger Ducos (1747).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully ranks 408. Before him are Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme (1654), Yolande of Valois (1434), Adélaïde d'Orléans (1777), Everard des Barres (1113), Henry II, Duke of Lorraine (1563), and Renata of Lorraine (1544). After him are Roger Ducos (1747), Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne (1756), Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay (1740), Raymond of Burgundy (1070), Beatrice of Provence (1229), and Anne Gonzaga (1616).

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